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LOT 1297
Western Asiatic Bronze Footed Bowl
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (846 grams, 27 cm diameter).
With broad bowl, carination and flange rim with dentilled edge, flared base; cracked. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Sumerian Terracotta 'Bulla Envelope' with Impressed Decoration
Uruk Period, circa 5500-3100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Complete and of spherical form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. 105 grams, 66 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. Accompanied by a copy of two previous illustrated and typed catalogue pages.
The tokens sealed within the bulla are believed to have been used as part of the accounting process in Sumerian or early Uruk agriculture. -
Aramaic Fragmentary Bronze Text Scroll
2nd-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
An unrolled sheet with impressed text in Aramaic script, mounted in a display frame. 209 grams total, 13.5 x 13 cm including case
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Luristan Bronze Implement Collection
Bronze Age, 13th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including a net-needle with pierced centre and ball finial, applicator with bull's head finial, dress-pin with scrolled finial and other items. 47 grams total, 8.5-12.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
